Famous people · Detroit Beach
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Detroit Beach
Christie Brinkley, born in Monroe, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Detroit Beach yet. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63. After Dearborn, the next longest list in Michigan is Muskegon’s, with 61.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Christie Brinkley
Best known
Christie Brinkley
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Detroit Beach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Detroit Beach
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Francis Atkinson
1854–1918American botanist
Elmina R. Lucke
1889–1987American social worker and academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Detroit Beach and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Christie Brinkley: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dann Florek: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Francis Atkinson: Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) (?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha P. Ferry: Washington State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Greene: Horge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Bacon Custer: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons